Public Act 095-0249
 		





HB3383 Enrolled
LRB095 11416 DRH 32229 b






    AN ACT concerning transportation.

 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
represented in the General Assembly:


 
    Section 5. The Renter's Financial Responsibility and 
Protection Act is amended  by changing Section 15 as follows:
 



    (625 ILCS 27/15)



    Sec. 15. Prohibited practices. 

    (a) A rental company may not sell a damage waiver unless 
the renter agrees
to the damage waiver in writing at or prior 
to the time the rental agreement
is executed.

    (b) A rental company may not void a damage waiver except 
for one or more of
the following reasons:


        (1) Damage or loss while the rental vehicle is used to 
    carry persons or
property for a charge or fee.


        (2) Damage or loss during an organized or agreed upon 
    racing or speed
contest or demonstration or pushing or 
    pulling activity in which the rental
vehicle is actively 
    involved.


        (3) Damage or loss that could reasonably be expected 
    from an intentional
or criminal act of the driver other 
    than a traffic infraction.


        (4) Damage or loss to any rental vehicle resulting from 
    any auto business
operation, including but not limited to 
    repairing, servicing, testing, washing,
parking, storing, 
    or selling of automobiles.


        (5) Damage or loss occurring to a rental vehicle if the 
    rental contract is
based on fraudulent or material 
    misrepresentation by the renter.


        (6) Damage or loss arising out of the use of the rental 
    vehicle outside
the continental United States when such use 
    is specifically prohibited in the
rental
agreement.


        (7) Damage or loss occurring while the rental vehicle 
    is operated by a
driver not permitted under the rental 
    agreement.
        (8) Damage or loss occurring while the rental vehicle 
    is operated by a driver under the influence of alcohol, 
    other drug or drugs, intoxicating compound or compounds, or 
    any combination thereof and convicted of violating 
    subsection (a) of Section 11-501 of the Illinois Vehicle 
    Code.


    (c) A rental company shall not charge more than $12.50
$9 
per full or partial 24
hour rental day for a collision damage

waiver if the manufacturer's suggested retail price of the 
rental vehicle type
is not greater than $30,000.  A rental 
company
shall not charge more than $12 per full or partial 24 
hour rental day for a
collision damage waiver if the 
manufacturer's suggested
retail price of the rental vehicle 
type is greater than $30,000.
On January 1, 2000, the maximum 
charges in this subsection (c) shall be
increased to
$9.50 and 
$12.50, respectively, and shall be subsequently increased to 
$10 and
$13 on January 1, 2001 and $10.50 and $13.50 on January 
1, 2002.

(Source: P.A. 94-332, eff. 1-1-06.)